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A – Z of Archery A – Z of Archery ARCHERY VICTORIA Welcome to the world of archery. It has its own language. Welcome to Archery Being new to archery can sometimes be overwhelming when people start talking about all the different aspects of archery that they know, but you may have never heard the terms. This guide includes an A - Z of terms that you may encounter, a brief explanation for each and links to videos or webpages with further information. The aim is to give you a starting point to develop or clarify your understanding of archery. Information is grouped under the following headings What is Archery? Different Bow Types Other styles of Shooting and Archery Equipment - personal and shared Shooting a bow Competition Rules and Governing Bodies / Agencies What is Archery? Archery consists of 3 main disciplines; Target, Field and Clout. Target archery is the most common form of archery seen at clubs. Depending on your age you will have different maximum distances to work towards. Target shooting includes an indoor round - where everyone shoots an 18m distance on a 40cm face. Outdoor target shooting can range from 10m to 90m depending on your age and the type of archery round you are shooting. Target faces for outdoor are 122cm and 80cm depending on the distance and round you are shooting. Sizes of target faces indicate the diameter of the target face – e.g. a 122cm face is 122 cm in diameter. https://archery360.com/2019/09/03/intro-to-target-archery/ Field archery is usually in a bush setting, where target distances vary for each end. Archers walk from target to target and shoot only 3 arrows for each end. There are two main types of field archery, marked (marked distances) and unmarked (shooting at unmarked distances). In Australia we also shoot two different types of field archery WA Field (World Archery) and National Field (Archery Australia). Depending on age and bow type you can shoot from a yellow, blue or red peg (a bit like golf) at different distances to the target. Scoring is 1 to 6 with 6 being the ring closest to the middle of the target and 1 the ring furthest away from the target. Archery Australia Field information https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sJb7oSMLnU Clout archery is shot over long ranges with distances up to 185 metres, depending upon the equipment used. The target is laid flat on the ground and archers shoot their arrows into the air attempting to land the arrows in the target. Clout information https://worldarchery.org/Disciplines#FLIGHT_CLOUT_ARCHERY Different Bow Types for Archery The main types of archery bows you will see archers using are: • recurve • compound • longbow Recurve bow Recurve bows on the market today are known as “takedown” recurve bows. This means that once unstrung, the bow will break down into three parts to allow for easy transport and adaptability. You grip the bow in the middle part, which is called the “riser”. The riser can be made of metal, alloy or wood. http://www.archery.org.au/About- Archery/Equipment/Recurve-Bow https://www.esdf.org/the-recurve-bow Compound bow A compound bow uses a levering system, usually of cables and pulleys, to bend the limbs. The pulley/cam system grants the user a mechanical advantage, and so the limbs of a compound bow are much stiffer than those of a recurve or longbow. http://www.archery.org.au/About- Archery/Equipment/Compound-Bow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyFvtExiEvg Long bow is the most traditional of the bow types. The bow shall correspond to the traditional form of a longbow which means that, when strung, the string may not touch any other part of the bow but the string nocks. https://www.wikihow.com/Shoot-an-English-Long-Bow Other styles of Shooting While Recurve and compound bows are the most common types of bows there are other options that archers can use. Barebow - A set up of a bow that has minimal extra equipment added to it. Both Compound and Recurve can be shot as barebow. http://www.archery.org.au/About- Archery/Equipment/Barebow-Recurve http://www.archery.org.au/About- Archery/Equipment/Barebow-Compound Crossbow - It has a bow-like assembly called a prod, mounted horizontally on a main frame called a tiller, which is handheld in a similar fashion to the stock of a long gun. It shoots arrow-like projectiles called bolts or quarrels. Not all clubs allow their use and some Local Councils have restrictions on use as well. There is legislation on use of crossbows and weapons permits. https://archeryvic.org.au/crossbow/ Other Styles of Archery While Target, Field and Clout are the most common forms of archery in Australia, there are other styles that you may hear about. Flight Archery - A long distance style of archery where the aim is to shoot the longest distance. There is no target, it is about how far the arrow goes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_competitive_archery#Flight_archery Para Archery (includes VI) - Para-Archery is a test of accuracy, strength and concentration and is open to athletes with a physical disability (including spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, amputee and other) in two functional classes (W1 and Open) catering for Recurve and Compound disciplines. The international governing body for Para Archery is World Archery, which manages this archery discipline working with the International Para Olympic Committee. All shooting rules follow the World Archery Shooting Rules in conjunction with Para Archery Rules and are generally aligned. http://www.archery.org.au/About- Archery/Events-and-Activities/Para-Archery https://archery.org.au/classification/ Vision Impaired (VI) - Vision impaired archers compete in three classes in australia, ranging from entirely blind to people with impaired field of vision. Blind Archery use IBSA rules for B1 class competition. https:// www.blindsportsaustralia.com.au/archery-sport http://www.archery.org.au/About-Archery/Events-and- Activities/Vision-Impaired-Archery Archery equipment an archer might use includes the following: (Note: there will be terms used in this part of the document which you may not be familiar with. Refer to the A-Z further on in this document for explanations.) Arm Guard - a guard that covers the inside forearm of an archer's bow arm (arm that holds the bow) to protect it from being hit by the bow string on release of an arrow. Arrows - An arrow consists of a shaft with head (point), nock, fletching and, if desired, cresting. All arrows of athletes shall be marked with the athlete's name or initials on the shaft. All arrows used in any one end shall be identical and will carry the same pattern and colour(s) fletching, nocks. Longbow archers need to pay attention to material their arrows are made of as they do not use carbon arrows in competitions. Page 53 Version 5.9 January, 2019 of Archery Australia Inc Shooting Rules https://worldarchery.org/archery- equipment#Arrows Arrow Rest - an attachment to a bow that is the resting point or shelf for the arrow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcCLvKQJL5k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-jacUj2g6M Bareshaft - An arrow without fletching - helps with tuning of a bow https://www.archery360.com/2019/07/10/how-to-bare-shaft-tune-your-recurve-or-longbow/ Bow Square - a measuring device that is used to measure the brace height, peep, nocking point and tiller locations https://www.lancasterarchery.com/blog/whats-a-bow-square-aka-t-square/ Bow Stringer - an accessory to assist in putting a string on a recurve bow. https://www.archery360.com/2017/04/19/string-recurve-bow-4-simple-steps/ Chest Guard - a protective cover for the side of the archer's chest nearest to the bow. Used more by recurve archers. Clicker - An attachment to the recurve bow that an arrow must pass through on draw that identifies to the archer they have reached their desired draw length. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvOBrWZQp5E&list=PL9LnpbFNarKXkofT_dTS2p8rEaKSnVMy6&index =2 Finger Tab - A leather device on the drawing hand that protects the fingers holding the string and gives a smoother release https://www.archery360.com/2015/03/19/archery-gear-how-to-choose-and-use-your- finger-tab/ Fletching - The feathers or plastic vanes attached to arrows to allow then to fly accurately and consistently. https://www.archery360.com/2018/09/12/how-to-fletch-arrows/ Nock - placed at the end on an arrow and used to keep the arrow connected to the string until the arrow leaves the bow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW6_ZjJn0Q4 Nocking Point – there can be one or two on a bow string. The nocking point/s are there to keep the arrow at a consistent height on the string for every shot. the placement of the nocking points is critical to the tuning of your bow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLo3rZeihLQ Peep sight - A small, normally plastic or metal ring / hole attached to a compound string that the archer looks through to line up the front sight with the target. It is equivalent to the rear sight of a rifle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HbzxWLvtyA Pressure Button - A piece of equipment that screws into a recurve bow near the arrow rest that assists in the straight flight of an arrow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZgkgEn2A3o Quiver - Something that holds your arrows. Most are worn on the hip but some people prefer a back quiver. There are also ground quivers which sit on the ground. Essentially, anything that holds an arrow is called a quiver.
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